Key facts as Texas governor revives push for 'bathroom bill'

Abbott was noncommittal over similar language that passed the Texas Senate in March over opposition from businesses including Facebook and Google, celebrities and disapproval from the National Football League and NBA.

Yet Bullock tried a parliamentary move of his own to revive the mail-ballot proposal, using an amendatory veto on April 7 to stuff SB305 into another measure - House Bill 83, an election cleanup bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Bryce Bennett of Missoula.

Supporters of the bathroom bills claim all they are doing is trying to protect women and school girls from predators.

Advocates estimate 30,000 people in the state of Florida are arrested for marijuana offenses each year.

An earlier version needed two tries to get through the House, and passed with just two votes to spare.

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A bill requiring teachers and staff members who have regular contact with students to be trained in youth suicide and prevention awareness is headed to the governor. A final, largely formulaic vote Thursday sends it to the Texas Senate.

The author of the 2015 bill Sen. The Senate committee has been working concurrently on the issue in recent weeks.

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The Senate approved a bill that would allow home-schooled students to participate in public school sports and other activities. "Harrisburg can help schools be safer by giving them adequate funding so schools can hire trained security professionals like school resource or police officers should school professionals feel they need it, and counselors and support staff for students".

One amendment that would have set a new standard for "grade level" on state tests was withdrawn after causing confusion at the meeting.

"We are putting privacy, privacy protection above everything", Rep. Simmons said. But it also adopted rules that they "evaluate scientific explanations" on the "complexity" of human cells and on the origin of DNA.

It's focus is making people prove they live where they are registering to vote, and then verifying that proof.

HELENA  The Montana Senate rejected changes to a proposal created to ease property taxes for homeowners along Flathead and Whitefish lakes, voting Tuesday against a means-testing provision added by the House last week. The Senate is back at 11 a.m. but will tackle an agenda not expected to take as long. Most of the other state schools don't attract enough automatic admissions to be affected by the law.

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Another former No. 1 and major champion, Victoria Azarenka, has announced she'll be getting back on tour soon after having a baby. Tennis star Serena Williams is pregnant! "20 weeks", the text over the photo , which she has since removed from her story, read.

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for a hearing in late March. Lee, the de facto chief of Samsung , is already on trial along with four other executives from the company.

Griffen's order was dissolved on Monday by the Arkansas Supreme Court on the basis of McKesson's decision to withdraw the lawsuit. Griffin said he used phone calls and text messages a year ago to order one of Arkansas' three execution drugs.

Like the NES mini, the SNES mini will be a plug and play device that comes pre-installed with a number of games. In the meantime, we will keep you updated on the latest news whether or not the SNES Mini is coming.

If May isn't willing to take on this challenge, perhaps she should consider applying for a different job. Scottish National Party Leader Nicola Sturgeon said broadcasters should hold the debate without May.

Industry watchers, however, said Samsung's strong performance in chip sales is forecast to have helped improve its bottom line. Samsung has been grabbing headlines over the past year for all the wrong reasons. "But there was no such need", Song said.

The Pentagon said the extended- range Scud missile had an in-flight failure before crashing into the sea. The U.S.is taking steps to guard against missile attacks from North Korea or any other hostile nation.

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An unlocked model for the United States would be great, but at least Motorola won't have as many carrier-exclusive devices. It is powered by the Snapdragon 430 chipset and offers 16 GB of storage, which can be expanded with an additional 128 GB.

I know it's an organization that is capable of doing that, and I want to be a part of it and I want to be a centerpiece of it". After missing the playoffs for the sixth straight year, the Buffalo Sabres will start next season with a clean slate.

The 2010 French Open champion, Schiavone also reached a milestone by winning her 600th career match. Arruabarrena defeated Spanish compatriot Sara Sorribes 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in her semi-final.

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